Wheel-fender.



H. F. ROGERS.

WHEEL FENDER.

Patented. June 15, 1915.

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Be it known that I, RALrrI F. ROGERS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of-lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheel-Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in Wheel fenders, particularly such fenders as are used in connection with Wheels having tires which must be removed at times in order to berepalred or replaced, as for example, wheelsof blcycles, motor-cycles or otherv power driven vehicles. I Fenders of this class are usually'of semi-circular crosssection and when applied about the wheel tires extend a considerable distance radially adjacent the tire sides, the tire and fender being in some cases concentric, such arrangement giving better protection to the tire and also making the fender more effective as a dirt or dust guard. Heretofore such fenders have been more or less rigidly secured in place about thetire thus making it very difficult to re: move the tire from the wheel or to remove the wheel with the tire thereon, and the general object of the invention is to provide such construction and arrangement that with very little efi'ort and manipulation the entire fender may be removed or swung a suflicient distance away from the Wheel that the tire can be readily removed from th wheel or the entire wheel removed.

More in detail, the object is to support each fender at one end by hinge mechanism and to provide'supporting means for the other end and intermediate parts of the fender which can be readily detached to allow the fender structure to be swung away to entirely clear the wheel.

The other objects of the invention are to provide modified structure and arrangement for adapting the hinged fender for use With different vehicle constructions and arrangements.

I The various featuresof the invention are clearly illustrated on the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the rear end of the vehicle showing a hinged fender structure applied to the wheel; Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the hinged end of the fender looking from plane 22, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a front view of the wheel and axle structure of Fig. 1 with the fender in vertical section; Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional WHEEL-FENDER.

View showing the axle arrangement of Figs.

1 and 3; Fig. 5 shows the hub section of a wheel together with a modified form of axle structure, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged view on 7 plane 66, Fig. 5, showing the manner of threaded as clearly shown in Fig. 4. As

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted June-15, 1915, a j Z Application filed lfanuary 13, 1913. Serial No. 741,801.

shown in Fig. 1, side bars 15 of the vehicle chassis extend forwardly from blocks 16 on the main axle and these blocks together with blocks 17 on the side beams 15 mount the springs 18 which support the vehicle body 19. At each side of the vehicle a brace 20 extends from the hub 14 to the block 17.

The outer ball bearing cone of each wheel.

in longitudinal extent and of substantially semi-circular cross section, and to give the most efficient results it should be applied intimately about the wheel to extend some distance along the sides of the wheel. In most cases, where a;tire 23 is provided on the Wheel, the fender is substantially concentric with the tread of the tire, as clearly indicated in Fig. 3. When the fender is'in this position it is of course impossible to remove the wheel from its axleor to con- Veniently and readily strip the tire therefrom. My invention therefore contemplates the hinging of each fender at one end and the provision of supporting mechanism for the other end and intermediate parts which can be readily released to allow the entire fender structure to be swung to clear the a hingestrap 25 secured to the frontendotthe fender, the loop being confined on the end 24 by the shoulder 26 and by a cotter pin 27 or analogous means. The other end; 7 p g V l which the disk 30 isbolted: or otherwise ol'e- V tachably secured; The hub disk eogfortheand intermediate parts of the fender are supported in proper position by radial struts or bars 28 at the outside and similar bars 28 at the inside, these bars being riveted or otherwise-r secured to the tender. The bars 28 are secured at their inner ends to radial ears. 29 on the hub disk 30 and in a simllar manner thestruts 28 are secured to the radial cars 29 on the hub disk 30. Extending through the wheel axle section 10 is a rod 31 for receiving at its ends the hub disks 30 and 30, nuts 32 and 32 engaging the threaded ends of the'rod to clamp the hub disks-securely against the ends of the axle tire therefrom all that is necessaryis to withdraw the nuts 32 andi32, then spring the struts 28,28 outwardly to release the hub disks'from the rod 31iand then to swing the entire fender structure forwardly. In-

stead'of withdrawingboth nuts 32, 32 only one of these can be removed and the rod 31 entirely withdrawn from the axle-sleeve 1 0 to release the fender structure for swinging movement. 1 After the wheel or the tire has again been replaced, the fender is swung backfand the struts again clamped in place. Such hingingof the fender is-also of great utility whengthe vehicle is tobe cleaned as considerable dirt will accumulate on the in ner side of the fenden but with the described arrangement the 'fende r s can be readily swung to give iree'access to the in terior thereof so that cleaning can be readily accomplished; If the fender becomes injuredv so thatit can' no longer be used, the a rod 31 can be readily withdrawn and the pin 45 27 pulled out and the entire fender structure removed {from the vehicle. a o

In Fig. 5, a modified arrangement forth fender is shown which is more particularly adaptable where a straight maina'xle 33 is Gbpiesa: this patent may be obtained for mentof Figs 1 to 3l The cup-standing lug 34:; is therefore provided oneach hub 1 i to outer'struts 28 engages with the'wheel axle" 7 1O and,issecuredbetween the ball bearing adjusting and locking nuts 21. In order to prevent turning of the structure 29, 30when endof the axle 10. The ears 29 will then be? the struts 28'are disconnectedtherefrom, the r held n proper radialfpo'siti-on'wheh t atn;

der is againswung back intofoperative po i-* tion so that the struts 28q'can be accurately and quickly secured thereto. In either; 'ary rahge nent the fender fstructurespmay be] swung away from the wheel orlentir'elyf removed fromfthe vehlcle without any W156: interfering with the rtmningcondit ons'of the wheel or without distiirbing 'anyioig the: 4

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Changes and'modifications could oficour'se be made which'would stilllcomewithin the.

spirit ofthe'invention and I do notthereii, V

fore desire i to be limited to the precise icon structions and arrangements shown and described except as specified in the 'claim'which is the following: Q

In combination with a supportingframe V of a vehicle, an axleia'nd awheel journaled" thereon, said axle being provided with a groove at one end thereof, a r nder part way surrounding said wheel, supporting ex? tending radially from V 7 said. fender and adapted to be 'detachabl'y secured to the, proj ecting ends-of said axle, a tongue carried by one of said supporting arms and "adaptedto enter said groove and a hinge connection b e- I tween said fender and the. vehicle supporting frame. M y In witnesswhereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 11th day of January, A. D. 1913. ALrn F. ROGERS. W'itnesses: Y i:

SADn M. RvfA I JAMES R'OFFIELDQ i five cents each, by addressiiig the Commissioneroffhiteiitg Washington, D. C. H v I y I 

